Adjusting
Seats
The seats can be adjusted either manually or electrically, depending on the vehicle’s equipment.
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All seat, head restraint, steering wheel, and rear view mirror adjustments, as well as fas-tening of seat belts, must be done before the vehicle is put into motion.
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Do not adjust the driver’s seat while driving.
Adjusting the seat while driving could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat back reclined. Sitting in an excessively
re-serious or fatal injuries. The seat back and seat belts provide the best restraint when the wearer is in an upright position and belts are properly positioned on the body. Your seat must be adjusted so that you can cor-rectly fasten your seat belt (컄page 41).
Never place hands under the seat or near any moving parts while a seat is being ad-justed.
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock your ve-hicle.
The power seats* can also be operated with the driver’s or passenger door open. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-pervised use of vehicle equipment may
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Children 12 years old and under must never ride in the front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized BabySmartTM compatible child seat, which operates with the BabySmartTM system installed in the ve-hicle to deactivate the passenger side front airbag when it is properly installed. Other-wise they will be struck by the airbag when it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious or fatal injury will result.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seat-ing positions. Infants and small children must ride in back seats and be seated in an appropriate infant or child restraint system, which is properly secured with the vehicle’s seat belt and top tether strap, or secured via lower anchors and top tether strap, fully in
Getting started Adjusting
Manual seat
1 Seat fore and aft adjustment 2 Seat cushion tilt
3 Seat height 4 Backrest tilt
Seat fore and aft adjustment
왘 Lift handle 1.
왘 Slide seat to the desired position.
왘 Allow handle 1 to reengage. Check for proper engagement before driving.
왘 Check for proper engagement before driving.
Adjust to a comfortable seating position that still allows you to reach the accelera-tor/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far rearward as possible, sistent with ability to properly operate con-trols.
Seat cushion tilt
왘 Turn handwheel 2 forward or backward until your upper legs are lightly
sup-Seat height
왘 Pull handle 3 up to raise seat cushion.
Push handle 3 down to lower seat cushion
Backrest tilt
왘 Turn handwheel 4 forward or back-ward.
Head restraint height A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle and the child is not properly secured in the child restraint.
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When moving the seats, be sure that there are no items in the footwell or be-hind the seats. Otherwise you could damage the seats.
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For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint to support the back of the head approximately at ear level.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intend-ed to help rintend-educe injuries during an acci-dent.
Getting started Adjusting
1 Release knob
왘 Manually adjust the height of the head restraint by pulling it upward. To lower the head restraint, push release knob 1 and press down on the head restraint.
Head restraint tilt
왘 Manually adjust the angle of the head restraint. Push or pull on the lower edge of the head restraint cushion.
More information can be found in the
Power seat*
왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 1 or 2.
or
왘 Open the driver’s or front passenger door.
The seat adjustment switches are located in each front door.
1 Head restraint height 2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion tilt
Seat fore and aft adjustment
왘 Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow 4.
Adjust to a comfortable seating posi-tion that still allows you to reach the accelerator/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far to the rear as possible, consistent with ability to properly operate controls.
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When moving the seat, be sure that there are no items in the footwell or be-hind the seat. Otherwise you could damage the seat.
With the memory function*
(컄page 93) you can store seat posi-tions together with settings for the steering wheel and the exterior rear view mirrors.
Getting started Adjusting
Seat height
왘 Press the switch up or down in the direction of arrow 2.
Seat cushion tilt
왘 Press the switch up or down in the direction of arrow 3 until your upper legs are lightly supported.
Backrest tilt
왘 Press the switch forward or back in direction of arrow 5 until your arms are slightly angled when holding the steer-ing wheel.
Head restraint height
왘 Press the switch up or down in the di-rection of arrow 1.
Head restraint tilt
왘 Manually adjust the angle of the head restraint. Push or pull on the lower edge of the head restraint cushion.
More information can be found in the
“Controls in detail” section (컄page 89).
Folding the front seat backrest forward
1 Release lever
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For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint to support the back of the head approximately at ear level.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intend-ed to help rintend-educe injuries during an acci-dent.
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In addition to the front seat backrests, the front seat cushions can also be shifted forward to permit easy access to the rear whenever the seat is located in the rear half of its adjustment range.
Swivel backrest forward by pulling the release lever until the seat moves in a combined forward and upward move-ment.
Getting started Adjusting
Folding backrest forward
왘 Pull release lever 1 forward and tilt the seat backrest forward.
왘 Vehicles with manual seat adjustment:
If necessary, press the head restraint downward while tilting the backrest forward.
Folding backrest back
왘 Fold and press the backrest rearward until it engages in driving position.
왘 Vehicles with manual seat adjustment:
If necessary, pull the head restraint out while tilting the seat back.
More information can be found in the
“Controls in detail” section (컄page 89).
Rear seat head restraints
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Vehicles with power seat*: The head restraints will automatically move down.
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Vehicles with power seat*: The head restraint returns to its previous posi-tions.
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For safety reasons, always drive with the rear head restraints in the upright position when the rear seats are occupied.
Keep the area around head restraints clear of articles (e.g. clothing) to not obstruct the folding operation of the head restraints.
Getting started Adjusting
Folding head restraints back
왘 Push lock button 1.
The head restraints will fold backward.
Placing head restraint upright
왘 Pull the head restraint forward until it locks into position.
Two different head restraint angle posi-tions are available.
Head restraint height
1 Release knob
Raising:
왘 Pull up on head restraint.
If the head restraint is fully retracted, press release knob 1 and pull the head restraint out.
Lowering:
왘 Push button 1.
왘 Push down on head restraint.
Steering wheel
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For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint to support the back of the head approximately at ear level.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intend-ed to help rintend-educe injuries during an acci-dent.
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Do not adjust the steering wheel while ing. Adjusting the steering wheel while driv-ing, or driving without the adjustment locked could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock your ve-hicle.
The electrical steering wheel adjustment feature* can also be operated with the driv-er’s door open. Do not leave children unat-tended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi-cle equipment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury.
Getting started Adjusting
Steering wheel adjustment, manual
1 Release handle
왘 To unlock the steering column, pull handle 1 out until its stop limit.
왘 Adjust the steering wheel to the de-sired position.
왘 To lock, press handle 1 all the way in until it engages.
The steering wheel is once again locked into position.
Steering wheel adjustment, electrical*
왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 1 or 2.
or
왘 Open the driver’s door.
The switch is located on the steering col-umn (lower left).
1 Steering column, lengthen or shorten 2 Steering column, height
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Do not drive the vehicle until you have properly locked the steering column.
If the warning message STEERING WHEEL ADJUST - LOCK! is displayed while the engine is running, the steer-ing column is not locked (컄page 268).
Getting started Adjusting
Steering column, lengthen or shorten
왘 Move stalk forward or backward in the direction of arrow 1 until a comfortable steering wheel position is reached with your arms slightly bent at the elbow.
Steering column, height
왘 Move stalk up or down in the direction of arrow 2. Make sure that your legs can move freely and that all the dis-plays (including malfunction and indi-cator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible.
Mirrors
Adjust the inside and exterior rear view mirrors before driving so that you have a good view of the road and traffic condi-tions.
Inside rear view mirror
왘 Manually adjust the inside rear view mirror.
More information can be found in the
“Controls in detail” section (컄page 138).
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With the memory function*
(컄page 93) you can store settings for the steering wheel together with set-tings for the exterior rear view mirrors and seat positions.
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In the case of an accident liquid electrolyte may escape the mirror housing if the mirror glass breaks.
Electrolyte has an irritating effect. Do not al-low the liquid to come into contact with eyes, skin, clothing, or respiratory system.
In case it does, immediately flush affected area with water, and seek medical help if necessary.
Getting started Adjusting
Exterior rear view mirrors The buttons are located above the exterior lamp switch.
1 Adjustment button 2 Passenger side mirror 3 Driver’s side mirror
왘 Make sure that the ignition is switched on.
All the lights in the instrument cluster light up.
왘 Press button 3 for the left mirror or button 2 for the right mirror.
왘 Push adjustment button 1 up, down, left or right according to the setting de-sired.
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Exercise care when using the passenger side exterior rear view mirror. The mirror surface is convex (outwardly curved surface for a wider field of view). Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Check your in-side rear view mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.
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Electrolyte drops coming into contact with the vehicle paint finish can only be completely removed while in their liquid state by applying plenty of water.
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With the memory function*
(컄page 93) you can store settings for the exterior rear view mirrors together with seat positions and settings for the steering wheel.
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If an exterior rear view mirror housing is forcibly pushed forward or backward, reposition it by applying firm pressure until it snaps into place. The mirror housing is now properly positioned and you can adjust the mirror normally.